Welche Bedeutung hat die MethodHandles-Klasse in Java 9?

<strong>public class MethodHandles extends Object</strong>

import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandle;
import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles;

public class MethodHandlesTest {
   public void MethodHandle1() {
      try {
         <strong>MethodHandle </strong>methodHandleLength = <strong>MethodHandles</strong>.<strong>arrayLength</strong>(int[].class);
         int[] array = new int[] {5, 10, 15, 20};
         int arrayLength = (int) methodHandleLength.<strong>invoke</strong>(array);
         System.out.println("Length of Array using Method Handle is: " + arrayLength);

         <strong>MethodHandle </strong>methodHandleConstructor = <strong>MethodHandles.arrayConstructor</strong>(int[].class);
         int[] newArray = (int[]) methodHandleConstructor.<strong>invoke</strong>(3);
         System.out.println("Array Constructed using Method Handle of Size: " + newArray.length);

         int x = (int) <strong>MethodHandles.zero</strong>(int.class).<strong>invoke()</strong>;
         System.out.println("Default Value of Primitive Integer using Method Handles is: " + x);
         String y = (String) <strong>MethodHandles.zero</strong>(String.class).<strong>invoke()</strong>;
         System.out.println("Default Value of String using Method Handles is: " + y);
      } catch(Throwable e) {
         e.printStackTrace();
      }
   }
   public static void main(String args[]) {
      new MethodHandlesTest().MethodHandle1();
   }
}

<strong>Length of Array using Method Handle is: 4
Array Constructed using Method Handle of Size: 3
Default Value of Primitive Integer using Method Handles is: 0
Default Value of String using Method Handles is: null</strong>